How to see it
HIP 49873 has a visual magnitude of about 7.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 49873: right ascension 10h 11m 2s, declination −43° 49′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 49873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 49873, HD 88454, Gaia DR3 5415132051417054208. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5415132051417054208
- HIP
- 49873
- HD
- 88454
- gaia_dr3
- 5415132051417054208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5415132051417054208
- HD 88454
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.60